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shul noun[ C or U ] (alsoShul)uk /ʃuːl//ʃʊl/ us /ʃuːl//ʃʊl/pluralshulnuk /ʃuːln//ʃʊln/ us /ʃʊln/ another word for a synagogue (= a building in which Jewish people worship and study their religion), used by some Jewish people: In the synagogue, or shul, everything was marked according to the festivals. The tradition is to fast and stay in shul all day on Yom Kippur. The service in shul was followed by a sit-down lunch. The high ceiling of the empty Shul created a sort of heavenly echo. He runs "Shul in the Park", a more relaxed informal synagogue service. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Judaism Ashkenazi bar mitzvah bat mitzvah cantor Halakha Hanukkah Jew Jewish Jewishness mohel Orthodox Judaism paschal Passover Pentecost synagogue tallit Talmudic Talmudist the ark the Talmud
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